Phenotypic plasticity in a conspicuous female plumage trait: information content and mating patterns

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 977-989

  Hegyi, Gergely ^a,b   Rosivall, Balázs ^a   Szöllosi, Eszter ^a   Hargitai, Rita ^a   Eens, Marcel ^b   Török, János ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

age; climate; collared flycatcher; female ornament; Ficedula albicollis; phenotypic plasticity; reproductive effort; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; PATCH SIZE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLUMAGE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEXUAL SELECTION; TRADE-OFF;

AVES; FICEDULA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 39449114847     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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